What Forever changes for Mages
How big is the Forever rework for Mages, and where? Five blocks: new spells → talent highlights → removals → tuning notes → new races. Talent names and rows come from our client data snapshot and match the planner one-to-one.
Scale of changes (vs the Classic Era baseline)
New spells
| Spell | Level | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Arcane Blast | 20 | Expensive Arcane direct damage (levels 20-60, 15% base mana). |
| Ice Lance | 20 | A new Frost rotation spell (levels 20-56). |
| Frostfire Bolt | 40 | A hybrid Frost/Fire bolt (levels 40-60). |
| Teleport: Dalaran | 50 | A new teleport destination at 50. |
Talent highlights
- Arcane BlastArcaneRow 3
New row-3 Arcane talent.
- Missile BarrageArcaneRow 4
Arcane tier-4 one-point milestone.
- Hot StreakFireRow 4
Fire tier-4 one-point milestone.
- Ice LanceFrostRow 3
New row-3 Frost talent.
- Fingers of FrostFrostRow 5
Frost row 5 (2 ranks) — built around Ice Lance.
Removals
- Ignite / Detect MagicRemoved from skill lines (possible beta data stripping).
Tuning notes
- Arcane Brilliance affects the whole raid and lasts 60 min; Mage Armor regen 30%→50%.
- Fire direct damage nerfed across the board; Blast Wave adds a 50% slow; Combustion ends at 4 crits.
New race combos
Beta-phase tuning (official posts)
- Arcane Missiles checks line of sight once at channel start — a target stepping out mid-channel no longer stops it.
- Fire: Wake of Fire 20→30s (easier to use across mana breaks while leveling), Hot Streak 15→20s.
- Ignite no longer double-dips on percentage damage-increase modifiers.
Next steps
Further reading: levelling talent chains for all nine classes · the launch levelling tier list
Basis: wow-forever.gg community-site build diff (1.60.1.70058 vs Era 1.15.9.70003, by spell id), untested in play; "removed" may reflect beta data stripping rather than design. One-line notes are our editorial summary — launch always governs.
Blizzard-confirmed: trees keep their 11/21/31-point milestone talents and add a one-point tier-4 milestone (e.g. Holy Strike at level 6, baseline Consecration at 20 for paladins).